They said it: "The third term is Jinping’s legacy..."
... He does not care about near-term growth."

Barclays seeks head of SRT risk
Barclays is looking to hire a head of SRT risk for its wholesale credit portfolio, having established a credit risk transfer programme under the Colonnade branding 

Former Wells Fargo CLO researcher joins Credit Suisse in New York
A former CLO and ABS researcher at Wells Fargo has joined Credit Suisse as a CLO trading desk strategist in New York 

NEPC adds CLO specialist to research team in Boston
The ex-Gapstow official will focus on public and liquid strategies in NEPC's credit and multi-asset group

LSTA adds US CLO specialists Comer and Russell to its board
AGL's Wynne Comer and Morgan Stanley's Rachel Russell are two of four new members of the LSTA's board, replacing four members who have served multiple terms

DBRS Morningstar appoints Moody's CLO veteran and ex-Credit Suisse official to board
A former Moody’s CLO and structured credit specialist and ex-Credit Suisse ABS supremo have taken up roles as independent, non-executive board members at DBRS Morningstar

CLO portfolio manager leaves MidOcean
An important figure in MidOCean's CLO business has left the firm. MidOcean has big hiring plans, but is in a CLO issuance drought having not priced a new deal since November 2019

Former Goldman CLO syndication head joins MidOcean in business development role
MidOcean Partners has hired a former CLO and ABS syndication head at Goldman Sachs as managing director 

Natixis hires head of leverage finance syndication in New York
Natixis has hired a managing director to head up its leveraged finance syndication

Värde promotes three credit specialists to partner
Värde Partners has promoted Jim Dunbar, Aneek Mamik and Carlos Sanz Esteve to partner

TwentyFour promotes US credit head to partner
TwentyFour Asset Management has promoted its head of US credit to partner, effective in the early part of this year

Ares launches new IG private credit strategy with senior hire
Ares Management has bolstered its credit capabilities by adding a new investment grade private credit strategy and hiring a managing director

MUFG hires IG credit sales head from Credit Suisse
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has hired a managing director to head investment grade credit sales

Napier Park promotes two senior employees to partner
Napier Park Global Capital has named two members of its team as partners

Investcorp hires senior official to lead new Los Angeles office
The firm has expanded its US presence in the west coast and has hired a senior official responsible for growing investor relationships in the region

Loomis Sayles builds private credit unit and starts by hiring Securian duo
Loomis Sayles has launched a private credit unit and has hired two from Securian Asset Management to lead the business

Hayfin dilutes structured credit unit as senior pair launch their own business
Hayfin Capital Management is pulling back from structured credit with the head of this business and a portfolio manager leaving to launch their own business

Blue Owl hires BlackRock veteran for private wealth role
Blue Owl Capital has hired a managing director and head of North American distribution from BlackRock

Milbank promotes CLO lawyer to partner in New York
Milbank has promoted a CLO lawyer to partner in its New York office

Apollo promotes CLO specialist to managing director
Apollo Global Management has promoted a New York-based CLO specialist to managing director

RBC adds to US CLO team with hire from Morgan Stanley
RBC Capital Markets has started the year by adding to its US CLO team

Dechert raids Milbank's CLO team in NY for three hires
The law firm's three hires follow its appointment of partner Jon Burke, who rejoined the CLO team in October

Credit funds at a glance (January 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Points up front: Correlation between CDS and mixed martial arts
BNP Paribas clinched a big-name hire to its credit derivatives division in New York last month after poaching managing director Patrick Vickers from Credit Suisse.

Points up front: Diverse? More like reverse
Diverse leadership structures at asset management firms are known to attract institutional investors. But we hear that one CLO manager has taken advantage of this by presenting itself as a diverse organisation